Show PO TOLI FAVORED OVER CORBE ETt Mike Jacobs I BoutI Bout I Title Affair NEW YORK Nov 17 UP UP Will Will New York states state's approval of the thed d Young Apostoli-Young Corbett III ight as for lot the world middleweight tl be a box office boomerang at J. J ison dison Square Garden tomorrow S 1 light This nis was the question asked toay toay to- to Jay ay along punch promenade as adice adl advance ad ad- l vance ice ce ticket sales for the fight re- re edlY were under expectations wo reasons were advanced for forie ie hG e indifference of customers First th Je e advance in ticket prices sec- sec d the affront to a local i title tle imant i imant Solly Krieger of Brooklyn Promoter Mike Jacobs h hoping ping to gain control of ot the pound crown wn and feeling the added prese prestige prestige pres pres- tige e would increase the gate se secured se- se cured aired the New York commissions commission's approval to advertise the bout as f for the world championship Previously Pre Pre- prices for ringside seats h had bad d been announced as But with a title at stake Jacobs felt feltA A boost was vas warranted He lie raised the ante to 1150 The iThe commissions commission's decision was a alap alapin lap lapin in the face to Krieger who is ise thiB e National Boxing associations association's th This slap at a member i of f their race apparently was resent- resent d dby by New Yorks York's large Jewish pop- pop lII ion The boxing fans among Ithem them were not jamming the Garden ticket ket booths In Good Condition Both Apostoli and Corbett concluded con- con training in good shape yes yes- Despite Corbetts Corbett's previous Apostoli remained a firm faite fa- fa ite at from 7 5 to 9 This was tartly due to his youth and strength In a round 15 fight the 2 25 year old old ear Apostoli should have a an n much uch better chance against a vet- vet Wan iran cran of 33 pi Corbett orbett whose real name is Ralph Giordano has done virtually all his on the west coast and the record rd books show none of his bouts went more than 10 rounds Apostoli Apos- Apos toli li has been past that distance twi twice e. e He went 12 and 15 rounds against Glenn Lee in Ln their memorable memorable memora memora- ble bl slugfests here early last year E- E Apparently many other potential customers customers did not concur in Jacobs' Jacobs v rii-v- new esteem for the bout The same two California boys will be in the ri ring g no better or no worse for the designating it as a Ich championship bout Added argument argument ment that the advance ticket sale doing any too well is lent by bathe the Twentieth Century Sporting Sport Sport- in big ing club publicity blurbs Crowd and end gate predictions usually prest pres- pres t tiit t haven't been mentioned in handouts 1 Good Scrap Looms Nevertheless it shapes up as a good scrap with Apostoli the belting belting belt belt- ing bellhop from San Francisco getting a chance to avenge the 10 r rOund setback he suffered at the hand hads of Corbett welterweight ex-welterweight champion last February At that tune time Apostoli Apostoll was the uncrowned ch champion of his class designated 1 challenger for Freddie Steeles Steele's title by the New York com com- mission The fact that Steele gave young youngAi Al AI Hostak first crack at the title ii- ii the If-the the basis of the present l p pound und muddle Hostak kayoed Freddie in the first round The New ew York body withheld recognition of Hostak because he had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been its it's foremost contender The N. N B. B A. A however approved him as the world titleholder Bids for Title Rk Rk'S S 'S S sj S. S Freddie Apostoli Hes He's betting bet bet- ting choice to turn back Fresnos Fresno's Young Corbett in New York scrap |